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The History of the Popes by Leopold Ranke, 3 Volumes, 1847
The History of the Popes by Leopold Ranke, 3 Volumes, 1847
SKU: popes1847
Title
The History of the Popes, Their Church and State, and Especially of Their Conflicts with Protestantism in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
3 Volumes (Complete Set)
Author
Leopold Ranke
Translated by E. Foster
Publisher
London: Henry G. Bohn
Date
1847
Binding
Fine contemporary binding in blue half calf over marbled boards, spines in compartments with gilt decorations, raised bands, morocco labels, marbled edges and endpapers.
Details
First Edition by Leopold Ranke, a German historian who was one of the founders of modern, source-based history. In this work, Ranke, a Protestant, coined the term the “Counter Reformation” and offered colorful portrayals of Pope Paul IV, Ignatius of Loyola and Pope Pius V.
Each book measures 7.25” x 4.75”. Illustrated with three portrait frontispieces engraved by Hinchliffe after Raphael (Julius II), Velasquez (Innocent X) and Titian (Clement VII).
Condition Report
Endpapers foxed but main text clean throughout, frontispieces offset onto title pages, bindings with trivial wear to edges and no further obvious faults, all boards firmly attached with no cracking to joints, a handsome set in Near FINE condition.
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